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Rangers don’t expect discipline for Yorvit Torrealba

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Manager Ron Washington said he does not expect that C Yorvit Torrealba will face disciplinary action after his ejection from Saturday night’s loss to Los Angeles.

Torrealba was ejected in the seventh inning after throwing his mask following a close play at the plate. Though a full-scale, hopping and spinning tantrum followed, Torrealba never made contact with umpire Tim McClelland. Though Torrealba came back for more after learning he was ejected, he never made contact with the umpire and Washington was able to get him back to the dugout.

“When I got out there, [McClelland] told me it was an equipment violation,” Washington said. “He threw his mask. Some umpires will let that go. But that’s an ejection. [Torrealba] didn’t get out of control. He said what he felt he had to say and that was it.”

Though Torrealba had an ugly blowup during the winter in Venezuela and received a 66-game suspension for punching an umpire in the head, that incident has no bearing on any ruling MLB officials may make on disciplining Torrealba. As is usual with equipment violations, Torrealba will likely receive a fine in the $1,000 range. It was the sixth career ejection for Torrealba and the first of a Rangers player this season.